Testing Please help i cant write fast in physics exams

well a week ago i had my high school finals.it was 3 hours and i was writing slow and i could not finish the entire paper on time.i almost left 60 marks unanswered. now i am depresssed and cant concentrate on other exams.dont tell me that i have to practice because i am studying for the next exam.when i try to write fast my handwriting goes terrible and everything is atmost unreadable.how do i start writing faster in this short time.i have another exam on this weekend.what should i do and one more thing i cant retake the test again

Well, it is true that you should have practiced and you should have worked consistently from the very start of the semester/course.

In such a short amount of time, I guess the best preparation is to make sure that you know each and every concept in the course very well, and that you know of the different styles of questions that usually come up on the physics exams. Also, it would be great if you could read/do quite a few problems with the solutions by your side.

Well, it is true that you should have practiced and you should have worked consistently from the very start of the semester/course.

In such a short amount of time, I guess the best preparation is to make sure that you know each and every concept in the course very well, and that you know of the different styles of questions that usually come up on the physics exams. Also, it would be great if you could read/do quite a few problems with the solutions by your side.

Obviously, you've got a lot of reviewing/studying to do. Good luck.

Very nice post!

The "writing slow" thing is obviously a cop-out. Unless you have a severe disability that makes you write very slow, it can't be the actual problem.

You might need to change your study habits. Do more exercises (and I don't agree that the solutions should be by your side). Don't just "read" the theory, but fight it: what are some basic examples, how does this generalize, is this a special case of something I've seen before, etc. A deep understanding of a theory never comes from just reading or memorizing it. And same thing: good problem solving skills will only come from solving challenging problems on your own.

I'm sure that not writing fast enough is something that is more of a problem for some people than others. But you can make up for it by knowing your physics really well. and know what they want you to write for a certain question. I don't know what stage of education you are in... But most likely the person marking your exam will be giving you marks for specific points that you make. So I guess I'm saying you should definitely not go around in circles with your answer. Make a point, and move on to another point. keep it concise. Also, with revision, make sure you know the basic definitions, and practice some of the problems that you are fairly certain they will ask. If you have practiced it even once, I find it means I can write it much faster if I need to do the same problem again. Also, get enough sleep. sleep is good.

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Sometimes you need to write smart. We were taught this lesson in a geometry class. The test would take 45 mins to complete. We struggled to get done on time but overall everyone did poorly so the teacher had a special review session. He told us he would take his own test and was able to write down all answers in 5 mins and figured 45 mins would be enough.

Some of the problems involved graphing lines and this is where he said we wasted so much time making pretty graphs with axes labeled, ticmarked and numbered. He said all that labeling was unnecessary so he showed us his method. He would draw the axes, label x and y and then for the y intercept draw tick marks up the y axis and put a circular mark next he'd draw a horizontal line, tick mark over for the run value, draw a vertical line and tick mark up for the run value, mark the point and finish off with a line through both points. Done!

He said it showed everything he needed to know that you had the answer. He went on to show us how we wasted time in other ways as well by being overly verbose (like this post). For me, I had an epiphany that day and I started being more economical in my writing as well making my homework and test answers works of art with minimal strokes of the pen or pencil but still immediately understandable weeks later.

It was a kind of Edward Tufte enlightenment. Tufte would say many charts are overly complicated with art and that you should erase all the non essential stuff until it's almost no longer understandable.

One other trick I would do is write down at the start of the test key equations that I might need or compact mnemonic diagrams of some concept so I could refer to them when doing a problem. This prevented the brain freeze that sometimes occurs during a test.

A few weeks ago, you asked us "how to cram physics". We told you not to. You tried anyway, and got lousy grades.

Your conclusion from this experience is that you write too slow?

did you mean this one?https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=738354&page=3
well no not actually.i did understand and learn but the the examiners want me to write the exact textbook words.actually i knew the answers to all the questions.i prepared very well in those 2 weeks.i never slept before the exam.but since i am a slow writer right from 10th grade my writing speed was slower than normal.hence despite good preparation i a getting low marks.one more thing i started preparing right from beginning though i became serious only during the dead week.this happened to me in 10th board exams too.

did you mean this one?https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=738354&page=3
well no not actually.i did understand and learn but the the examiners want me to write the exact textbook words.actually i knew the answers to all the questions.i prepared very well in those 2 weeks.i never slept before the exam.but since i am a slow writer right from 10th grade my writing speed was slower than normal.hence despite good preparation i a getting low marks.one more thing i started preparing right from beginning though i became serious only during the dead week.this happened to me in 10th board exams too.

Then, it is clear that you should be serious right from the beginning.

In some other post, you said you wanted to become a quantum physicist... If you are not willing to put in the required effort, your chances are really low.

Then, it is clear that you should be serious right from the beginning.

In some other post, you said you wanted to become a quantum physicist... If you are not willing to put in the required effort, your chances are really low.

i agreed but right now i cant change my past.all my exams are over except c++.nothing can be done now and it is really difficult to get into college with my poor marks.even if i do well in college also there would be a slight chance of losing my aim due to low 12th grade marks.i cant retake exam as i said earlier.looks like i must give up